Century High

Summary:

Century High is a public high school located in Santa Ana, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,708 students. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which is ranked 1,241 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Century High consistently ranks in the bottom half of California high schools, ranking between 1,599 and 1,743 out of around 2,300 schools in recent years. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.13% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 55.73% statewide and 43.39% in the Santa Ana Unified School District. In mathematics, the proficiency rates for 11th-grade students at Century High were even lower, at just 8.83%, compared to 27.9% statewide and 16.33% in the district. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also concerning, with only 8.86% of 11th-grade students and 3.03% of 12th-grade students reaching proficiency in 2023-2024.

Century High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 88.6% to 92.3%, which is lower than the state average. The school's dropout rate has also been relatively high, ranging from 3.7% to 7.9% in the past few years, exceeding the state and district averages. Additionally, Century High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.6% in 2018-2019 to 34.1% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state and district averages. The nearby schools, such as Santa Ana High, Saddleback High, and Cesar E. Chavez High, also perform below the state averages but generally outperform Century High across various academic metrics.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1401 South Grand Ave.
       Santa Ana, CA  92705-4408


(714) 568-7000

District: Santa Ana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1743rd of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,415 Help


Feeder schools for Century High:

Elementary:    Garfield Elementary
    John F. Kennedy Elementary
    Madison Elementary
    Monroe Elementary
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Middle:    Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  1,615

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.0%
Asian:
2.1%
White:
0.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.8% Help


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Compare Details Century High ranks worse than 75% of high schools in California. It also ranks 7th among 10 ranked high schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.6. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Century High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96%), Asian (2.1%), two or more races (0.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Century High is 17.2, which is the 4th best among 10 high schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Century High is $9,415, which is the 5th highest among 10 high schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Century High:

SchoolDigger ranks Century High 1743rd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Century High in the ranking list.)

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Santa Ana Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Ana Unified 1241st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Century High

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Rank History for all students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.68 1117th 1653 32.4%
2005 26.78 1137th 1901 40.2%
2006 22.11 1329th 1968 32.5%
2007 23.87 1340th 2063 35.0%
2008 20.70 1517th 2117 28.3%
2009 23.56 1693rd 2238 24.4%
2010 19.22 1649th 2281 27.7%
2011 18.64 1688th 2367 28.7%
2012 23.89 1474th 2354 37.4%
2013 27.17 1404th 2426 42.1%
2015 28.08 1373rd 1994 31.1%
2016 26.22 1424th 2039 30.2%
2017 21.91 1482nd 2021 26.7%
2018 31.45 1354th 2017 32.9%
2019 27.83 1472nd 2133 31.0%
2021 23.07 995th 1290 22.9%
2022 22.43 1599th 2123 24.7%
2023 19.35 1715th 2348 27.0%
2024 17.60 1743rd 2323 25.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.84 517th 938 44.9%
2019 31.48 708th 941 24.8%
2021 45.09 211th 467 54.8%
2022 38.37 574th 1044 45.0%
2023 32.92 688th 1323 48.0%
2024 26.74 979th 1350 27.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.12 1196th 1547 22.7%
2024 24.36 1193rd 1534 22.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.08 1198th 1862 35.7%
2019 32.80 1305th 1937 32.6%
2021 29.37 832nd 1126 26.1%
2022 23.72 1471st 1943 24.3%
2023 23.38 1589th 2247 29.3%
2024 20.61 1641st 2235 26.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 31.56 205th 290 29.3%
2023 37.69 243rd 417 41.7%
2024 19.38 376th 451 16.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.05 1226th 1760 30.3%
2019 24.23 1380th 1833 24.7%
2021 23.21 844th 1054 19.9%
2022 16.35 1576th 1858 15.2%
2023 13.97 1756th 2118 17.1%
2024 19.36 1603rd 2098 23.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.29 700th 1052 33.5%
2019 21.03 1006th 1117 9.9%
2021 23.13 477th 555 14.1%
2022 20.12 1081st 1161 6.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.49 221st 233 5.2%
2024 4.14 233rd 234 0.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.25 1343rd 1834 26.8%
2019 26.09 1340th 1880 28.7%
2021 17.35 928th 1122 17.3%
2022 25.69 1389th 1916 27.5%
2023 23.54 1513th 2207 31.4%
2024 14.59 1737th 2172 20.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.60 455th 581 21.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Century High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.82 1159th 1742 33.5%
2019 31.32 1247th 1814 31.3%
2022 26.20 1385th 1861 25.6%
2023 21.33 1573rd 2142 26.6%
2024 19.66 1592nd 2125 25.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Century High Test Scores
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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Century High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 91 18 113 853 1 n/a n/a 0 1076
1991 95 19 136 1316 1 n/a n/a 0 1567
1992 120 32 165 1837 3 n/a n/a 0 2157
1993 118 28 151 2088 3 n/a n/a 0 2388
1994 114 31 171 2104 2 n/a n/a 0 2422
1995 97 26 186 2257 0 n/a n/a 0 2566
1996 97 26 186 2257 0 n/a n/a 0 2566
1997 133 28 220 2283 1 n/a n/a 0 2665
1998 87 17 250 2263 2 n/a n/a 0 2619
1999 83 21 251 2353 4 n/a n/a 1 2713
2000 57 13 222 2449 4 n/a n/a 0 2745
2001 75 21 195 2427 7 n/a n/a 3 2728
2002 48 10 160 2560 4 n/a n/a 0 2782
2003 48 10 160 2560 4 n/a n/a 0 2782
2004 43 7 133 2398 4 n/a n/a 1 2586
2005 30 6 137 2441 5 n/a n/a 4 2623
2006 28 7 83 2461 31 n/a n/a 1 2611
2007 20 10 121 2434 4 n/a n/a 1 2590
2008 16 9 103 2406 3 n/a n/a 0 2537
2009 14 3 86 2363 2 0 4 0 2472
2010 5 1 80 2290 0 1 0 0 2377
2011 3 7 65 2088 0 0 0 0 2163
2012 1 3 55 1935 1 1 1 0 1997
2013 3 3 57 1878 0 1 0 0 1942
2014 8 1 49 1815 0 0 0 0 1873
2015 6 0 37 1820 0 0 1 0 1864
2016 7 1 38 1831 1 3 2 0 1883
2017 13 1 32 1785 3 2 2 0 1838
2018 6 1 28 1742 1 2 2 0 1782
2019 4 2 37 1614 1 1 1 0 1660
2020 14 5 26 1571 2 0 2 0 1620
2021 20 4 27 1584 3 1 4 0 1643
2022 8 8 33 1590 2 2 11 2 1656
2023 8 6 33 1647 3 2 7 2 1708
2024 8 6 34 1550 4 2 8 3 1615

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Century High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 1076 49.0 21.9 n/a
1991 1567 62.8 24.9 n/a
1992 2157 63.8 33.8 44.9
1993 2388 83.1 28.7 38.7
1994 2422 85.0 28.5 50.9
1995 2566 94.5 27.2 49.6
1996 2566 94.5 27.2 49.6
1997 2665 96.2 27.7 60.4
1998 2619 96.6 27.1 63.6
1999 2713 102.4 26.5 67
2000 2745 107.5 25.5 66.5
2001 2728 106.9 25.5 68.4
2002 2782 112.4 24.8 71.9
2003 2782 112.4 24.8 71.9
2004 2586 102.5 25.2 73
2005 2623 93.6 28.0 73.5
2006 2611 85.6 30.5 69.3
2007 2590 96.4 26.9 70.5
2008 2537 123.4 20.6 73.8
2009 2472 111.3 20.3 80.5
2010 2377 108.4 21.9 83.9
2011 2163 n/a n/a 83.5
2012 1997 100.4 19.8 n/a
2013 1942 95.7 20.2 87.7
2014 1873 91.5 20.4 91.6
2015 1864 95.0 19.6 93.9
2016 1883 93.0 20.2 96.3
2017 1838 86.5 21.2 95.2
2018 1782 78.3 22.7 87.8
2019 1660 73.7 22.5 89.2
2020 1620 n/a n/a 88.6
2021 1643 85.5 19.2 88.9
2022 1656 88.9 18.6 62.1
2023 1708 97.4 17.5 70.1
2024 1615 93.3 17.2 73.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Century High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 1076 49.0 21.9 n/a
1991 1567 62.8 24.9 n/a
1992 2157 63.8 33.8 44.9
1993 2388 83.1 28.7 38.7
1994 2422 85.0 28.5 50.9
1995 2566 94.5 27.2 49.6
1996 2566 94.5 27.2 49.6
1997 2665 96.2 27.7 60.4
1998 2619 96.6 27.1 63.6
1999 2713 102.4 26.5 67
2000 2745 107.5 25.5 66.5
2001 2728 106.9 25.5 68.4
2002 2782 112.4 24.8 71.9
2003 2782 112.4 24.8 71.9
2004 2586 102.5 25.2 73
2005 2623 93.6 28.0 73.5
2006 2611 85.6 30.5 69.3
2007 2590 96.4 26.9 70.5
2008 2537 123.4 20.6 73.8
2009 2472 111.3 20.3 80.5
2010 2377 108.4 21.9 83.9
2011 2163 n/a n/a 83.5
2012 1997 100.4 19.8 n/a
2013 1942 95.7 20.2 87.7
2014 1873 91.5 20.4 91.6
2015 1864 95.0 19.6 93.9
2016 1883 93.0 20.2 96.3
2017 1838 86.5 21.2 95.2
2018 1782 78.3 22.7 87.8
2019 1660 73.7 22.5 89.2
2020 1620 n/a n/a 88.6
2021 1643 85.5 19.2 88.9
2022 1656 88.9 18.6 62.1
2023 1708 97.4 17.5 70.1
2024 1615 93.3 17.2 73.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Century High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,415

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Century High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1472nd of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1715th of 2348 High schools
 4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Century High)35.527.4
 8.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Ana Unified)35.340.8
 5.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Century High)128.1
 3.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Santa Ana Unified)20.415.5
 4.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Century High)9.48.7
 0.7%
   11th Grade Science (Santa Ana Unified)14.419
 4.6%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16601708
 2.9%
African American26
 200%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian3733
 10.8%
Hispanic16141647
 2%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White48
 100%
Two or More Races17
 600%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.2%70.1%
 19%


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Students at Century High are 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Century High ranks in the bottom 25.0% of California high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,615 students attended Century High.


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